Windows installer¶
Install Metadata Publishing Tool on Windows using a wizard
Attention
If a previous release of Metadata Publishing Tool was installed on your machine, first uninstall this older release. See Uninstall Metadata Publishing Tool.
Download the latest MPT_win_installer.exe
from
the release page of the rspub-gui project on gitHub.
Circumvent security¶
After download, double-click the downloaded MPT_win_installer.exe
.
Because the software has not been code-signed by a trusted authority, security settings on your machine may object
to executing it right away.
Windows 7
On Windows 7 you may see a sign similar to this.
Click Run and proceed to Run the install wizard.
Windows 10
On Windows 10 a blue warning may appear.
Click More info on the left side of this blue screen…
Click Run anyway and proceed to Run the install wizard.
Run the install wizard¶
The install wizard has several screens and will guide you through the installation process. On average, you can accept the predefined values.
Welcome message
The wizard opens with a welcome message. Click Next.
Installation folder
Choosing the installation folder. The default value is C:\Program Files (x86)\EHRI\MetadataPublishingTool
.
Choose Browse… if you want a different installation folder, choose Next when done.
Select components
Metadata Publishing Tool has only one component. So leave the component selected and click Next.
License agreement
Code and executables of the Metadata Publishing Tool are distributed under the Apache License 2.0. You must accept the license agreement before you may proceed with the install wizard. Click Next when done.
Start Menu shortcuts
Default a shortcut to the MetadataPublishingTool.exe
will be placed in the program group EHRI.
Click Next when done.
Ready to install
Click Next to continue. A security warning may again appear, telling you are about to install software from an unknown publisher. Click Yes to proceed.
Installing Metadata Publishing Tool
The installation process will now begin. An indication of progress will be shown.
Completing the Metadata Publishing Tool Wizard
After installation has completed, the last screen of the installation wizard is shown. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Start Metadata Publishing Tool¶
After completing the installation wizard you can find shortcuts to MetadataPublishingTool.exe
and the
MPT_MaintenanceTool.exe
in the group EHRI of your Start Menu. Alternatively you may find the executables
in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\EHRI\MetadataPublishingTool
(if you did not change the Installation folder
during installation).
Uninstall Metadata Publishing Tool¶
The Metadata Publishing Tool and its components can be removed from your machine by the
MPT Maintenance Tool. Click the shortcut MPT_MaintenanceTool in the EHRI group of your Start Menu or
navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\EHRI\MetadataPublishingTool
and double-click MPT_MaintenanceTool.exe
.
The uninstall wizard will begin.
Click Next to continue.
Click Uninstall. After the uninstall process has run click Finish. The folder MetadataPublishingTool
and its
contents are now removed from your system. The folder EHRI
may still remain with other executables or is empty
if you did not install other programs in there.